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Special Weather Statement, NWS Boston/Norton, MA
NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued this special weather statement at Jul 27, 2014, 5:23 PM EDT for Worcester County, Massachusetts. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 27, 2014, 5:23 PM EDT (21:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2014, 6:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 37 min
- Issued by
- NWS Boston/Norton, MA
County Worcester County, MA
The radar
The Boston radar (KBOX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Albany, NY (KALY), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 146 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 257 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -126 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1022 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 205 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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NWS Boston/Norton, MA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 27, 4:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 4:18 PM EDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 427 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014 CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-026-NHZ011-012-015-RIZ001>008-282030- HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-WESTERN FRANKLIN MA- EASTERN FRANKLIN MA-NORTHERN WORCESTER MA-CENTRAL MIDDLESEX MA- WESTERN ESSEX MA-EASTERN ESSEX MA-WESTERN HAMPSHIRE MA- WESTERN HAMPDEN MA-EASTERN HAMPSHIRE MA-EASTERN HAMPDEN MA- SOUTHERN WORCESTER MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHERN BRISTOL MA- WESTERN PLYMOUTH MA-EASTERN PLYMOUTH MA-SOUTHERN BRISTOL MA- SOUTHERN PLYMOUTH MA-BARNSTABLE MA-DUKES MA-NANTUCKET MA- NORTHERN MIDDLESEX MA-CHESHIRE NH-EASTERN HILLSBOROUGH NH- WESTERN AND CENTRAL HILLSBOROUGH NH-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- SOUTHEAST PROVIDENCE RI-WESTERN KENT RI-EASTERN KENT RI-BRISTOL RI- WASHINGTON RI-NEWPORT RI-BLOCK ISLAND RI- 427 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN CONNECTICUT...CENTRAL MASSACHUSETTS...EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...NORTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS...WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS...SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE...NORTHERN RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN RHODE ISLAND. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. AN ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN CT/MA INTO SOUTHWEST NH. DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL ARE THE MAIN THREATS. THERE MAY ALSO BE LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS RESULTING IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDER WILL DEVELOP TOWARD MORNING WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE MINOR FLOODING. AN ISOLATED STRONG THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE TOWARD MORNING. PATCHY DENSE FOG ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST COAST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY MONDAY AFTERNOON. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG TO DAMAGING WIND GUSTS...AS WELL AS LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS RESULTING IN URBAN AND POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING. THE GREATEST RISK FOR THIS IS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INTO SOUTHERN NH. AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY ACROSS SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST COASTAL NEW ENGLAND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ230>237-250-251-254>256-282030- BOSTON HARBOR-CAPE COD BAY-NANTUCKET SOUND-VINEYARD SOUND- BUZZARDS BAY-RHODE ISLAND SOUND-NARRAGANSETT BAY-BLOCK ISLAND SOUND- COASTAL WATERS EAST OF IPSWICH BAY AND THE STELLWAGEN BANK NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-MASSACHUSETTS BAY AND IPSWICH BAY- COASTAL WATERS FROM PROVINCETOWN MA TO CHATHAM MA TO NANTUCKET MA OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS EXTENDING OUT TO 25 NM SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET- COASTAL WATERS FROM MONTAUK NY TO MARTHAS VINEYARD EXTENDING OUT TO 20 NM SOUTH OF BLOCK ISLAND- 427 PM EDT SUN JUL 27 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS COASTAL WATERS AND RHODE ISLAND COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATERS TOWARD DAYBREAK MONDAY. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF GALE FORCE. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH MAY LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITIES. POOR VISIBILITY IN DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATERS MONDAY MORNING AND AGAIN MID TO LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON. SOME OF THESE STORMS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF GALE FORCE. HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE WHICH MAY LEAD TO POOR VISIBILITIES. IN ADDITION...POOR VISIBILITY IN DENSE FOG IS POSSIBLE MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. FOR THE LATEST UPDATES...PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBPAGE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BOSTON YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AT WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.BOSTON.GOV YOU CAN FOLLOW US ON TWITTER AT @NWSBOSTON
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Everything else NWS Boston/Norton, MA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 11:00 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden | 45 min |
| Jul 27, 11:32 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 43 min |
| Jul 27, 11:41 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 64 min |
| Jul 27, 1:01 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Worcester | 44 min |
| Jul 27, 1:10 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 50 min |
| Jul 27, 1:20 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Middlesex, Norfolk, Worcester | 55 min |
| Jul 27, 1:41 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk | 64 min |
| Jul 27, 1:52 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Middlesex | 38 min |
| Jul 27, 2:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Essex, Middlesex | 17 min |
| Jul 27, 2:38 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Essex | 52 min |
| Jul 27, 4:23 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | BOX | Berkshire | 52 min |
| Jul 27, 4:47 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 58 min |
| Jul 27, 5:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 52 min |
| Jul 27, 5:50 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Hampden, Hampshire | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden | 52 min |
| Jul 27, 6:24 PM EDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BOX | 49 hr | |
| Jul 27, 6:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Hampden, Worcester | 59 min |
| Jul 27, 7:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | BOX | Hampden | 3 hr |
| Jul 27, 7:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BOX | Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 58 min |
| Jul 27, 7:47 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BOX | Capitol Planning Region, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region | 118 min |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.